In California, Axens has signed a license agreement for its Vegan renewable hydroprocessing technology with Aemetis, Inc. for its “Carbon Zero 1” project in Riverbank, California. Axens is also providing the basic engineering, catalyst supply, as well as the proprietary equipment for the conversion of ultra-low carbon intensity, non-edible vegetable and other non-edible oils along […]
In Nebraska, Chief Industries, Inc. and Catahoula Resources have entered into an agreement to jointly develop carbon capture and permanent sequestration within Nebraska. Through this arrangement, Chief Ethanol, a division of Chief Industries, Inc. based in Hastings, NE, joins forces with Catahoula, a portfolio company of private investment firm The Energy and Minerals Group (“EMG”), […]
In India, Greenjoules Pvt. Ltd., a Pune-based green energy technology company, has raised its Series A round of $4.5 million from Blue Ashva Capital through its Blue Ashva Sampada Fund. The funds raised are a combination of equity and debt and will be utilized to setup commercial scale waste to energy plants and invest into […]
In France, Reuters reports Cristal Union was able to completely offset the loss in demand for ethanol last year resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic by instead selling 500 million liters of ethanol to make disinfectants. Its sales to the disinfectant market rose 10-fold on the back of the demand for hand and other sanitizers. […]
In Tennessee, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered a single gene that simultaneously boosts plant growth and tolerance for stresses such as drought and salt, all while tackling the root cause of climate change by enabling plants to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. As climate change triggers more frequent and longer-lasting […]
In Washington, DTN reports that the House Biofuels Caucus is pushing for inclusion of biofuels industries in the latest pandemic bailout with 22 members writing to the Secretary of Agriculture seeking relief from the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program using funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 which has a total of $6 billion […]
In Japan, Neste and ITOCHU Corporation have announced that they are joining forces to deliver renewable diesel to the Japanese market. In this collaboration, ITOCHU Corporation will be the first company in Japan to sell and distribute renewable diesel from Neste. In addition, FamilyMart, which is owned by ITOCHU Corporation and is one of the largest […]
In Illinois, Reuters reports that data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the Commitment of Traders report from last week shows funds have reversed their liquidation of long positions in corn and again turned bullish in the face of weather uncertainties that may damage the crop as well as increased domestic and foreign […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association says American exports of ethanol scaled back 15% in April to 112.7 million gallons (mg). A quarter of all gallons crossed the border into Canada (27.8 mg, a 19% decline from March). Shipments to India declined 2% to 16.4 mg, and China cut its imports by 76% to 11.8 […]
In Nebraska, KOLN TV news reports that AltEn has had its conditional use permit stripped by the Village of Mead Board in a unanimous vote following 30 minutes of debate. Although the company’s attorney said suspension rather than revocation would facilitate clean up, the community pushed for revocation in fear that the company could find […]
